Westbrook urges work to pass Grayson County bond issue
Grayson County faces a pivotal bond vote with a three week window. Commissioner J R Westbrook warns it will require strong effort from supporters to succeed and notes federal aid could be jeopardized if the measure fails. He promotes spending 800000 to build 72 miles of Class A and 33 miles of Class B highways and to ease local road taxes.
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Grayson County
J. R. Westbrook
Ellis
Grayson
Texas
National Department
Cardinal
Westbrook
Denison Herald
Not Fit for Publication Prop in Student Essay
A classroom prompt reveals a student writing a 250 word composition with the punch line that the remaining 236 words are not fit for publication. The anecdote centers on a uncle driving a new car and getting a puncture as a setup for the forbidden content.
Inspector Praises Local Highway Law Adherence
J W Chapman license and weight inspector for the state highway department praised Grayson County for strict highway law adherence. He credited local officer Frank Reece and public cooperation for fewer irregularities, urged compliance with front and rear license plates, seating tax for buses, and proper transfer paperwork to avoid fines.
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J. W. Chapman
State Highway Department
the Sun
Grayson County
Frank Reece
Reece
Farmers Paid 1400 A Week For Milk From Farmersville
Reports from Tennessee Dairies of Dallas show about nine hundred gallons of Farmersville milk daily. Milk tests at 5.3 with 4 percent extra good, sold as Gold Seal milk. Dallas inspector M. C. Calvin calls Farmersville milk the sanitarily best and highest tested. Milk is cooled to 36 degrees on receipt and shipped in a thousand gallon thermos tank. Weekly checks range from 1100 to 1400 dollars to producers. farmers earn 2.40 per hundred for 4 percent milk. The industry is two years old and supports many families.
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Tennessee Dairies
Dallas
Farmersville
M. C. Calvin
Farmersville Times
Old Man Static and the Pressing Problem of Static
The Dodge City Journal humorously claims printers know static well long before radio. It insists radio fans misunderstand static, noting it ruins runs and causes sheets to jam, while praising the printer’s craft and punning on Franklin.
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Static
Benjamin Franklin
Dodge City
Kan
Lighted Lamps Lure Cotton Pests to Oily Death
In Kerens on June 29 farmers test coal oil lamps in cotton fields at night. Lamps sit in oil pans to lure and drown weevils and other insects. Early use aims to reduce later poisoning and shows promising results.
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Kerens
Bee causes baby’s cry in wedding notice gaffe
A fragment shows a joke about a baby crying and a nurse saying he wants a bee. The line ends with a note about engraved or printed wedding invitations and announcements from Sun.
Love and Obey Interrupted Marriage Message
A clergyman begins a wedding with the traditional words love honor and obey when the bridegroom interrupts asking to repeat the phrase to ensure the meaning is clear. The groom reveals he has been married before, altering the solemnity of the ceremony.
Local Piece Goods Ad Promises Unmatched Prices
M C Spivy & Co Bonham advertises a simple dressing solution in the piece goods section with many choice patterns offered at unmatched prices.
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M. C. Spivy & Co
Bonham
Printing and Engraving Services at The Sun Office
All kinds of printing and engraving obtainable at The Sun office at reasonable prices.
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Sun
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Planters National Bank
American Legion
J. L. Kirkpatrick
Chesley Rutledge
Michaels Stern Clothes
Nuratex
Alexander & Coldwell
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